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50 book authors of color project is done!
Hi guys, some of you may remember I took on a challenge to read 50 books by authors of color this year. Well, I'm happy to tell you that I successfully completed the challenge!
Here were my top ten choices, for anybody who wants to get their feet wet.
Best YA Fantasy About Graffiti: Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older ( Read more... ) -
50 PoC author book challenge
Thanks for your suggestions, guys, I appreciate it.
If anybody is interested in following or joining me on this challenge I'm posting about it here:
http://50books-poc.livejournal.com/
And also on goodreads. If you have a goodreads and we are not yet friends over there feel free to drop me a -
POC 50 book challenge
My friends, I have decided to do a reading challenge this year. I read a few accounts of people who chose to eschew reading books by straight white dudes for one year and how it affected their outlook. I already read many books by women and GLBT writers. I think the area where I really fall down is writers of color. I'd like to change that, ( Read more... ) -
book reviews now coming to G+
Hi all, no doubt you've noticed that I don't really post here anymore. I'm going to try an experiment of posting my book reviews on Google Plus. If you miss them and don't know where to find me there just let me know, I'll hook you up. -
Best Books of 2013, final version.
My best books of 2013. I'd love to hear what yours were!
This is the second year I have posted a "best books" list without logging every single book that I read throughout the year. That is interesting in part because I have to think back and figure out what books stayed with me the most, as opposed to only going by my initial reactions.
Life ( Read more... ) -
#OneRun: Thousands to run final mile of Boston Marathon route Metro.us
I'm pretty seriously considering heading over to this on Saturday and handing out candy. Anyone want to help?
#OneRun: Thousands to run final mile of Boston Marathon route Metro.us -
What I did yesterday.
In Boston on Monday, an act of public violence shocked us. I'm lucky that I wasn't hurt, nor were any of my loved ones. But it's a tough week to live in Beantown and I'd never deny that ( Read more... ) -
I am safe.
I was home all day yesterday studying. My sweeties and housemates are fine.
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updated: best books of 2012
Grade A Books
Mr Midshipman Hornblower by CS Forester.
I can't explain why I didn't read these classic books of naval fiction before. I should have started at least ten years ago. Oh well, now that I know how wonderful they are I can decide how to space them out and order them for my dad and so on. A+
Angelmaker by Nicholas Hardby ( Read more... ) -
best books so far this year
Yup, it's been a while. I've been sort of keeping track in my head of the best books I've read this year, but there are enough now that I need to write it down or some of them will get lost ( Read more... )